Table 14_1_3.2
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully to them, United States, 2002
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Health providers listened carefully |
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Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent with visit |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
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211,389 |
72.0 |
55.3 |
0.6 |
34.4 |
0.5 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
| Age |
18–44 |
109,805 |
63.3 |
51.2 |
0.7 |
36.2 |
0.8 |
12.6 |
0.5 |
| 45–64 |
67,411 |
78.0 |
56.5 |
0.8 |
34.2 |
0.8 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
| 65 and over |
34,173 |
88.3 |
62.7 |
1.1 |
30.5 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
101,486 |
63.2 |
56.3 |
0.8 |
33.7 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
| Female |
109,904 |
80.1 |
54.6 |
0.7 |
34.9 |
0.6 |
10.5 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
174,268 |
73.0 |
54.8 |
0.6 |
35.2 |
0.6 |
10.1 |
0.3 |
| Black, single race |
23,794 |
67.6 |
63.5 |
1.5 |
25.9 |
1.3 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
| Asian, single race |
8,739 |
63.0 |
48.1 |
3.3 |
38.3 |
3.0 |
13.6 |
2.0 |
| NHOPI, single race |
569 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| AI/AN, single race |
1,765 |
69.5 |
55.1 |
4.6 |
28.0 |
4.2 |
16.9 |
3.3 |
| Multiple races |
2,254 |
77.2 |
44.7 |
4.4 |
43.5 |
4.2 |
11.9 |
2.3 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
185,541 |
74.3 |
55.0 |
0.6 |
35.1 |
0.5 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
149,367 |
76.0 |
54.4 |
0.6 |
36.1 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
23,442 |
67.5 |
63.4 |
1.5 |
26.0 |
1.4 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
| Hispanic |
25,849 |
55.2 |
57.8 |
1.2 |
27.1 |
1.1 |
15.0 |
0.9 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
22,136 |
66.9 |
56.6 |
1.3 |
28.1 |
1.2 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
| Near poor/low |
36,048 |
66.6 |
57.0 |
1.2 |
30.1 |
1.1 |
12.9 |
0.8 |
| Middle |
66,429 |
69.1 |
54.1 |
1.0 |
35.4 |
1.0 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
| High |
86,776 |
77.6 |
55.2 |
0.8 |
36.5 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
44,519 |
65.6 |
57.8 |
1.0 |
29.6 |
1.0 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
| High school graduate |
69,198 |
69.2 |
57.3 |
0.8 |
32.4 |
0.9 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
| At least some college |
96,344 |
76.9 |
53.0 |
0.7 |
37.5 |
0.7 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
142,664 |
67.3 |
53.0 |
0.6 |
36.1 |
0.6 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
| Not employed |
34,543 |
75.5 |
55.1 |
1.1 |
32.5 |
1.0 |
12.4 |
0.7 |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
134,592 |
73.6 |
53.2 |
0.7 |
36.9 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
14,896 |
75.8 |
58.7 |
1.5 |
25.6 |
1.3 |
15.6 |
1.1 |
| Uninsured |
27,728 |
42.2 |
50.8 |
1.7 |
30.9 |
1.5 |
18.3 |
1.2 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
9,790 |
86.3 |
63.9 |
1.9 |
27.1 |
1.8 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
| Medicare and private |
20,417 |
89.7 |
62.0 |
1.5 |
32.4 |
1.4 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
| Medicare and other public |
3,692 |
88.3 |
63.8 |
2.9 |
28.7 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
176,407 |
71.7 |
54.8 |
0.6 |
34.6 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
| Large central metro |
64,336 |
68.9 |
52.2 |
1.0 |
35.6 |
0.9 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
| Large fringe metro |
50,250 |
74.3 |
54.3 |
1.1 |
35.4 |
1.1 |
10.3 |
0.7 |
| Medium metro |
43,344 |
73.3 |
57.5 |
1.3 |
32.6 |
1.2 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
| Small metro |
18,478 |
70.5 |
58.2 |
2.1 |
33.7 |
1.6 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
34,982 |
73.2 |
57.6 |
1.0 |
33.4 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
| Micropolitan |
23,481 |
74.3 |
58.3 |
1.3 |
33.6 |
1.3 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
| Noncore |
11,501 |
70.8 |
56.0 |
1.9 |
33.1 |
1.7 |
10.9 |
1.0 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
187,887 |
74.2 |
55.3 |
0.6 |
34.9 |
0.5 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
| Other |
23,440 |
53.6 |
55.1 |
1.6 |
29.1 |
1.4 |
15.8 |
1.3 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
183,616 |
69.7 |
56.1 |
0.6 |
34.7 |
0.6 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
| Fair/poor |
27,773 |
87.3 |
51.1 |
1.1 |
32.5 |
1.0 |
16.4 |
0.8 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
27,816 |
88.1 |
54.7 |
1.1 |
33.2 |
1.0 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
| Complex activities |
16,562 |
89.3 |
52.6 |
1.4 |
32.7 |
1.4 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
178,922 |
69.3 |
55.5 |
0.6 |
34.6 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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